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Hur faced backlash for bringing up death of president’s son Beau but transcript appears to show Biden first brought it up and seemed to struggle to recall the exact date
Robert Hur is expected to double down on his comments on Joe Biden’s memory that he made in his report on the president’s handling of classified documents, when he appears before the House judiciary committee this morning.
According to his opening statement, obtained by Politico, Hur will argue that his assessment of Biden’s memory in the 388-page report released last month was “necessary and accurate and fair” and that his job required him to “consider the president’s memory and overall mental state, and how a jury likely would perceive his memory and mental state in a criminal trial.”
I did not sanitize my explanation. Nor did I disparage the president unfairly. I explained to the attorney general my decision and the reasons for it. That’s what I was required to do.
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